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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Muslim-Jewish Relations invites readers to deepen their understanding of the historical, social, cultural, and political themes that impact modern-day perceptions of interfaith dialogue. The volume is designed to illuminate positive encounters between Muslims and Jews, as well as points of conflict, within a historical framework. Among other goals, the volume seeks to correct common misperceptions about the history of Muslim-Jewish relations by complicating familiar political narratives to include dynamics such as the cross-influence of literary and intellectual traditions. Reflecting unique and original collaborations between internationally-renowned contributors, the book is intended to spark further collaborative and constructive conversation and scholarship in the academy and beyond.
Trade Review'This volume [is] an important contribution to the growing literature on Muslim-Jewish relations'
- Mark R. Cohen, Khedouri A. Zilkha Professor of Jewish Civilization in the Near East, Emeritus, Princeton University, USA
'Josef Meri and thirty-five other scholars lift a reader’s imagination above the current quagmire to the richness and complexities of Muslim-Jewish Relations over 13 centuries. This text is a post-modern exercise confronting the absolutes of power rhetoric with multiple perspectives from an ancient narrative.
- Professor Joseph T. Kelley, Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations, Merrimack College, USA
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction - Josef (Yousef) Meri
1. Historical Themes: Medieval - Josef (Yousef) Meri
2. Historical Themes: Modern - Orit Bashkin and Daniel J. Schroeter
3. Scripture and Exegesis - Shari Lowin and Nevin Reda
4. Theology - Aaron Hughes
5. Medicine – Paulina B. Lewicka and Gad Freudenthal
6. Literature (Medieval) - Arie Schippers
7. Literature (Modern) - Masha Itzhaki and Soubhi Boustani
8. Islamic and Jewish Legal Traditions - Judith Frishman and Umar Ryad
9. Philosophy - Oliver Leaman
10. Education - Moshe Sokolow and Matthew Wilkinson
11. Mysticism - Aaron Hughes
12. Communities and Identity - Ben Gidley and Nasar Meer
13. Constructive Dialogue –Akbar Ahmed and Edward Kessler
14. Palestinian-Israeli Conflict - Donna Divine
15. Women - Ibtissam Bouachrine and Judith L. Goldstein
16. Nationalism-Arab - Yousef Choueiri
17. Nationalism-Jewish - Yair Wallach
18. Antisemitism and Islamophobia - Ivan Kalmar and Tariq Ramadan
19. The Holocaust - Peter Wien
20. The Nakba - Alexander Flores
21. Cinema - Dinah Stillman and Aomar Boum
22. Music - Edwin Seroussi
23. Art - Aaron Rosen and Yasser Tabbaa
24. Food and Foodways - David Waines and Sami Zubaida
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